Bale-tie.



N0. 68|,47L Patented Aug. 27, |901.

R. ABMATAGE.

BALE TIE.

(Application led Feb. 16, 1901.)

(No Modal.)

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BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,471, dated August 27, 1901.

Application led February 16, 1901. Serial No. 47,640. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ROBERT ARMATAGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Attica, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Bale- Tie, of which the followin gis aspecication.

This invention relates to bale ties, and while it is specially designed for use in tying fodder bundles it will of course be understood that it may be used for lany otherspeciiic purpose for which it is adapted.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and effective construction that may be made of wire, that may be readily applied and removed, and which when in place will not be liable to loosen, further objects and advantages of the invention being apparent from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one form of the tie with the ends thereof engaged. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the engaged end portions of the tie. Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the engaged end portions of the tie.

Referring now to the drawings, the tie consists of a single piece of wire 5, which at one end is bent outwardly at right angles, then rearwardly, and iinally inwardly to form a rectangular loop 6, the wire being then wrapped around the body of the tie with two convolutions 7. After wrapping around the body of the Wire the end portion thereof is bent outwardly in the same direction as loop 6 in arc shape to form a handhold 8, the eX- tremity being brought inwardly and twisted tightly about the body of the wire, as shown at 9. The adjacent sidesl of the loop and handheld are thus separated at their bases by an interspace of a width equal to the diameter of the wire from which the tie is formed. The opposite end portion of the wire is corrugated, the corrugations l() thereof being formed in a plane at right angles to the planes of the loop and handhold.

In the application of the tie to a bale the tie is passed around the bale and the corrugated end portion is engaged laterally between the adjacent sides of the loop and l handheld and is then taken transversely of the handhold and is engaged with its hooked extremity ll around the body of the wire beyond the handhold. The corrugations are of such dimensions that the bases of the sides of the handhold will be received in the recesses of two of the corrugations and against which the sides of these two corrugations will impinge, and as the sides of the handhold converge away from the body of the wire they will prevent any movement of the corrugated end portion away from the body of the wire. At the same time the sides of the corrugations prevent drawing the engaged` portions of the wire longitudinally to separate them. When the tie is to be removed, it is only necessary to disengage the hooked extremity of the wire from the body of the wire behind the handheld, when this corrugated portion may be moved laterally from between the handhold and loop.

In practice modifi cations of the speciic con struction shown may be made and any suitable material and proportions may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed isl. A bale-tie consisting of a wire having one end bent upon itself to form spaced loops the adjacent sides of which lie in close relation, and the opposite end of the wire being corrugated and adapted to lie between the sides of the loops and in contact therewith, said corrugated portion having a terminal hook to engage with the wire beyond the loops.

2. A bale-tie consisting of a wire having spaced loops the sides of one of the loops being converged outwardly, said wire having also a corrugated portion for engagement between the loops, and adapted to lie with certain of its corrugations between the convergent sides and in contact therewith, to hold the corrugated portion against outward movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT ARMATAGE.

Witnesses:

ALvA SUTTON, Guns. C. SUTTON. 

